OSHA Inspection: PIONEER TUCKPOINTING INC.

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a)  Employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(iv):  Counterweights were not secured by mechanical means to the outrigger beams to prevent accidental displacement:    a)  Employees were working from the two-point adjustable suspension scaffold system with counterweights not secured to the outrigger beams.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(vi):  Outrigger beams which are not stabilized by bolts or other direct connections to the floor or roof deck were not secured by tiebacks:    a)  Employees were working from the two-point adjustable suspension scaffold supported by the outrigger beams which were not secured by tiebacks.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(16): The suspension scaffold power-operated hoist or manually operated hoist did not have, in addition to the normal operating brake, a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a hoist makes either of the following uncontrolled movements: an instantaneous change in momentum or an accelerated overspeed.    a)  Employees were working from the two-point adjustable suspension scaffold which did not have a breaking device or locking pawl.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(17):  Manually operated hoists did not have a positive crank force to descend:    a)  Employees were working from the two-point adjustable suspension scaffold where the manually operated hoist did not have a positive crank force to descend.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    a)  Employees were not provided with safe access to the two-point adjustable suspension scaffold platform being used at an elevation of approximately 35 feet above the ground.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): Vertical lifelines were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, independent of the scaffold, and protected from sharp edges and abrasion:    a)  Vertical lifelines that were used by employees working from the two-point adjustable suspension scaffold were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage.  Lifelines were not protected from abrasion and sharp edges of the parapet wall.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:    a)  The employer failed to ensure that scaffolds were erected by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET)

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    a)  Employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from the two-point adjustable suspension scaffold and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:    a)  Employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working at an elevation and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:     a)  Employees engaged in masonry work were not protected from hazards of falling, while working along unprotected edges of the roof with the ground to eave height of approximately 35 feet.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i):  Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, covers or guardrail systems erected around such holes:    a)  Employees were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 12 feet to the lower level while performing masonry work around unguarded skylights.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).